Published: Friday, December 27, 2013 at 6:04 p.m.

Last Modified: Friday, December 27, 2013 at 6:04 p.m.

Police say a masked man entered the Energy Mart at 715 Upward Road in the early morning hours of Dec. 4 and held up a clerk and customer at knifepoint. When the suspect exited the building with an undisclosed amount of money, his getaway car had left without him. He fled the scene on foot.

After details of the crime were broadcast on television, calls came in through Crimestoppers that led investigators to identify the suspect as Jeremy Lynch, 33, of Hendersonville.

The Henderson County Warrant Squad helped locate Lynch, who was found hiding underneath a mattress in the closet of a home at 738 McMurray Road, according to Hendersonville Police Capt. Bruce Simonds. Emily Hill, a female at the home who was identified as Lynch's girlfriend, initially told officers he wasn't at the residence. She was charged with resisting, obstructing and delaying officers.

Lynch was charged with two counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon and is being held at the Henderson County Detention Center in lieu of $150,000 in bonds.

ABC burglary

Police arrested 23-year-old Saul Albert Hinson and 24-year-old Michael Angelo Perez II, both of Hendersonville, and charged them with an after-hours break-in at the ABC store at 32 McMurray Road.

Simonds said that a suspect was caught on the store's surveillance footage throwing a rock through the front door on Dec. 22. The suspect entered the store's foyer and attempted to throw a rock through the interior door to access the store when he had a change of heart, dropped the rock and fled the scene.

A surveillance camera from the neighboring Zaxby's restaurant captured the vehicle entering the parking lot of the ABC store.

With the help of Crimestoppers and tips from the community, the police were able to identify the suspect driving the car and the suspect who hurled the rock. Hinson and Perez were each charged with felony breaking and entering and were being held in lieu of bond Friday at the Henderson County Detention Center. Perez has an $8,000 secured bond, and Hinson's bond was set at $500 secured.

"Detectives did some excellent work in following up" on these two cases, Simonds said. Patrol officers followed up on the ABC store break-in, he added.

<p>Hendersonville police arrested three suspects Friday, closing two cases of recent robberies off Upward Road.</p><p>Police say a masked man entered the Energy Mart at 715 Upward Road in the early morning hours of Dec. 4 and held up a clerk and customer at knifepoint. When the suspect exited the building with an undisclosed amount of money, his getaway car had left without him. He fled the scene on foot.</p><p>After details of the crime were broadcast on television, calls came in through Crimestoppers that led investigators to identify the suspect as Jeremy Lynch, 33, of Hendersonville.</p><p>The Henderson County Warrant Squad helped locate Lynch, who was found hiding underneath a mattress in the closet of a home at 738 McMurray Road, according to Hendersonville Police Capt. Bruce Simonds. Emily Hill, a female at the home who was identified as Lynch's girlfriend, initially told officers he wasn't at the residence. She was charged with resisting, obstructing and delaying officers.</p><p>Lynch was charged with two counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon and is being held at the Henderson County Detention Center in lieu of $150,000 in bonds.</p><h3>ABC burglary</h3>
<p>Police arrested 23-year-old Saul Albert Hinson and 24-year-old Michael Angelo Perez II, both of Hendersonville, and charged them with an after-hours break-in at the ABC store at 32 McMurray Road.</p><p>Simonds said that a suspect was caught on the store's surveillance footage throwing a rock through the front door on Dec. 22. The suspect entered the store's foyer and attempted to throw a rock through the interior door to access the store when he had a change of heart, dropped the rock and fled the scene.</p><p>A surveillance camera from the neighboring Zaxby's restaurant captured the vehicle entering the parking lot of the ABC store.</p><p>With the help of Crimestoppers and tips from the community, the police were able to identify the suspect driving the car and the suspect who hurled the rock. Hinson and Perez were each charged with felony breaking and entering and were being held in lieu of bond Friday at the Henderson County Detention Center. Perez has an $8,000 secured bond, and Hinson's bond was set at $500 secured.</p><p>"Detectives did some excellent work in following up" on these two cases, Simonds said. Patrol officers followed up on the ABC store break-in, he added. </p><p><i>Reach Weaver at emily.weaver@blueridgenow.com or 828-694-7867.</p>